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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 17]
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has perfectly enunciated and broadcast the process of  bhakti-yoga . Consequently, for one who has taken shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the highest perfection of the Māyāvādīs,  kaivalya , or becoming one with the Supreme, is considered hellish, to say nothing of the  karnīs ' aspiration to be promoted to the heavenly planets. Devotees consider such goals to be worthless phantasmagoria. There are also  yogīs , who try to control their senses, but they can never succeed without coming to the stage of devotional service. The senses are compared to poisonous snakes, but the senses of a  bhakta  engaged in the service of the Lord are like snakes with their poisonous fangs removed. The  yogī  tries to suppress his senses, but even great mystics like Viśvāmitra fail in the attempt. Viśvāmitra was conquered by his senses when he was captivated by Menakā during his meditation. She later gave birth to Śakuntalā. The wisest persons in the world, therefore, are the  bhakti-yogīs , as Lord Kṛṣṇa confirms in  Bhagavad-gītā  (6.47):
yoginām api sarveṣām mad-gatenāntarātmanā śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ
“Of all  yogīs , he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in  yoga  and is the highest of all.”
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ततोऽनेकसहस्रकोटिविमानानीकसङ्कुलदेवयानेनावतरन्तीन्दुमण्डलमावार्य ब्रह्म सदने निपतति ॥ ४ ॥
tato 'neka-sahasra-koṭi-vimānānīka-saṅkula-deva-yānenāvatar- antīndu maṇḍalam āvārya brahma-sadane nipatati.
tataḥ —after purifying the seven planets of the seven great sages;  aneka —many;  sahasra —thousands;  koṭi —of millions;  vimāna-anīka — with contingents of airplanes;  saṅkula —congested;  deva-yānena —by the spaceways of the demigods;  avatarantī —descending;  indu-maṇ-